| Conservation Target |
Key Attribute
(Category) |
Indicator |
Current Indicator Measurement |
Rating Comments:
(Poor, Fair Good Very Good) |
Current Rating and Date |
Desired Rating and Date |
| Montane Springs, Springbrooks & Wet Meadows |
Soil
(Condition)
|
Root depth
1
|
-
|
Poor:
<5cm
Fair:
5-10cm
Good:
10-15cm
Very Good:
>15cm
|
Fair
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Springs, Springbrooks & Wet Meadows |
Soil/site stability Soil surface protection: Bare ground
(Condition)
|
Bare ground
|
-
|
Poor:
a lot of bare ground OR not functioning
Fair:
some bare ground
Good:
very little bare ground OR PFC
Very Good:
No bare ground
|
Fair
Dec 15, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Springs, Springbrooks & Wet Meadows |
Species Composition: Absence of noxious or invasive plant species
(Condition)
|
Presence of noxious or invasive plant species
|
-
|
Poor:
>5% noxious/invasive at most springs/meadows
Fair:
less than 5% noxious/invasive at most springs/meadows
Good:
No noxious/invasive at most springs/meadows
Very Good:
No noxious/invasive at any springs/meadows
|
Fair
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Springs, Springbrooks & Wet Meadows |
Species Composition: Characteristic native plant species
(Condition)
|
Relative forb cover
2
|
-
|
Poor:
>40%
Fair:
30-40%
Good:
20-30%
Very Good:
<20%
|
Fair
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Springs, Springbrooks & Wet Meadows |
Species Composition: Characteristic native plant species
(Condition)
|
Relative cover of native grasses and grasslike species where vegetation is present
|
-
|
Poor:
<20% grass and grasslike species OR not functioning
Fair:
20-50% grass and grasslike species
Good:
50-80% native grass and grasslike species and lots of good forbs and few bad forbs OR PFC
Very Good:
>80% native grass and grasslike species and very few undesirable forbs/shrubs
|
Fair
Dec 15, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Springs, Springbrooks & Wet Meadows |
Fire regime - (timing, frequency, intensity, extent)
(Landscape Context)
|
Fire return interval of surrounding ecosystem OR Dominance of fire sensitive woody/decadent vegetation
|
-
|
Poor:
three fire cycles missed OR mostly dominated by undesirable woody/decadent vegetation
Fair:
heavily dominated by undesirable woody/decadent vegetation
Good:
no more than two fire cycles missed (appropriate years TBD based on surrounding ecosystem) OR little presence of woody/decadent vegetation
Very Good:
experiencing fire according to natural fire return interval of system OR no woody/decadent vegetation
|
Fair
Mar 15, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Springs, Springbrooks & Wet Meadows |
Groundwater flow
(Landscape Context)
|
Presence of surface flow at spring head OR Length of flow along historic springbrook at a representative subset of springs
|
-
|
Poor:
all or most flow absent from natural wetted area
Fair:
flow along some of natural wetted area
Good:
flow along most of natural wetted area
Very Good:
historic flow
|
Fair
Dec 7, 2007
|
-
|
| Aspen/Mixed Montane Forest & Woodland |
Aspen regeneration
(Condition)
|
Number of young aspen stems (5-15 ft tall) per acre.
3
|
-
|
Poor:
<100 stems per acre
Fair:
100-500 stems per acre.
Good:
500-1000 stems per acre; stand is hard to “see through.”
Very Good:
>1000 stems per acre
|
Poor
Dec 7, 2007
|
-
|
| Aspen/Mixed Montane Forest & Woodland |
Biotic Integrity: Species Composition
(Condition)
|
Forbs, grasses and shrubs indicative of management problems (see Rapid Assessment Matrix for species)
|
-
|
Poor:
>25%
Fair:
10-25%
Good:
<10%
Very Good:
No species present that are indicative of management problems
|
Fair
Dec 7, 2007
|
-
|
| Aspen/Mixed Montane Forest & Woodland |
Disturbance regime
(Landscape Context)
|
FRCC (fire regime condition class)
4
|
-
|
Poor:
FRCC 3
Fair:
FRCC 2
Good:
FRCC 1 (closer to 33%)
Very Good:
FRCC 1 (closer to 0%)
|
Fair
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Sagebrush Steppe |
Biotic Integrity: Species Composition
(Condition)
|
Relative cover of herbaceous species (perennial forbs/perennial grasses)
|
-
|
Poor:
<10% herbaceous cover
Fair:
10-20% herbaceous cover
Good:
20-30% herbaceous cover
Very Good:
>30% herbaceous cover
|
Good
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Sagebrush Steppe |
Biotic Integrity:Species Composition: Abundance of annual grass species, especially cheatgrass
(Condition)
|
Abundance of annual grass species, especially cheatgrass
|
-
|
Poor:
Dominated by nonnative species (>30%)
Fair:
Nonnatives may be present and abundant in small and large patches (5-30%)
Good:
Nonnative species rare (<5%)
Very Good:
No nonnative species.
|
Good
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Sagebrush Steppe |
Soil/site stability Soil surface protection: Bare ground
(Condition)
|
Bare ground
|
-
|
Poor:
>50%
Fair:
30-50%
Good:
20-30%
Very Good:
<20%
|
Fair
Dec 7, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Sagebrush Steppe |
Disturbance regime
(Landscape Context)
|
FRCC (fire regime condition class)
5
|
-
|
Poor:
FRCC 3
Fair:
FRCC 2
Good:
FRCC 1 (closer to 33%)
Very Good:
FRCC 1 (closer to 0%)
|
Poor
Jun 7, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Sagebrush Steppe |
Minimum dynamic area for patch size
(Size)
|
Acreage of system in landscape (based on historic fire size).
6
|
-
|
Poor:
-
Fair:
-
Good:
[TBD]
Very Good:
-
|
Very Good
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Stream/Riparian Woodland & Shrubland |
Overall riparian health
(Condition)
|
GAWS Riparian Score OR PFC
|
-
|
Poor:
[TBD GAWS] OR not functioning (PFC) OR [TBD HT Matrix]
Fair:
[TBD GAWS] OR functioning at risk with downward trend (PFC) OR [TBD HT Matrix]
Good:
70-89 (HCI) OR functioning at risk with upward trend (PFC) OR [TBD HT Matrix]
Very Good:
90-100 (HCI) OR PFC
|
Fair
Dec 15, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Stream/Riparian Woodland & Shrubland |
Overall stream health
(Condition)
|
HCI (via GAWS) or PFC
|
-
|
Poor:
0-39 (HCI) OR not functioning (PFC)
Fair:
40-69 (HCI) OR functioning at risk with downward trend (PFC)
Good:
70-89 (HCI) OR functioning at risk with upward trend (PFC)
Very Good:
90-100 (HCI) OR PFC
|
Fair
Dec 15, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Stream/Riparian Woodland & Shrubland |
Species Composition: Absence of noxious or invasive plant species
(Condition)
|
Abundance of noxious or nonnative invasive plant species.
|
-
|
Poor:
>5% noxious/nonnative invasive
Fair:
<5% noxious/nonnative invasive
Good:
no noxious/nonnative invasive
Very Good:
no noxious/nonnative invasive
|
Fair
Dec 15, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Stream/Riparian Woodland & Shrubland |
Species Composition: Characteristic native plant species
(Condition)
|
Species indicative of desired function (Group A from Rapid Assessment Matrices - Stream Group)
|
-
|
Poor:
<40%
Fair:
40-60%
Good:
60-80%
Very Good:
>80%
|
Fair
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Stream/Riparian Woodland & Shrubland |
Hydrologic regime
(Landscape Context)
|
# perennial streams with major diversions
7
|
-
|
Poor:
most (6+)
Fair:
many (3-6)
Good:
few (1-2)
Very Good:
-
|
Good
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Montane Stream/Riparian Woodland & Shrubland |
Hydrologic regime
(Landscape Context)
|
PFC or HT Matrix
|
-
|
Poor:
-
Fair:
Flow along most of natural channel to the bench
Good:
Flow along most of natural channel through the bench
Very Good:
Historic flow
|
Fair
Dec 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Pinyon-Juniper/Mtn. Mahogany Woodland |
Biotic Integrity: Species Composition: Abundance of annual grass species, especially cheatgrass
(Condition)
|
Abundance of habitat-altering nonnative species, especially cheatgrass.
8
|
-
|
Poor:
Annual grasses well established (e.g., ≥4 cheatgrass plant per square foot or >10% cover)
Fair:
1-3 cheatgrass plant per square foot or 5-10% cover
Good:
No annual grasses well established (e.g., <1 cheatgrass plant per square foot or <5% cover)
Very Good:
Very limited coverage of annual grasses
|
Fair
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Pinyon-Juniper/Mtn. Mahogany Woodland |
Disturbance regime
(Landscape Context)
|
FRCC (fire regime condition class)
9
|
-
|
Poor:
Fair:
FRCC 2
Good:
FRCC 1 (closer to 33%)
Very Good:
FRCC 1 (closer to 0%)
|
Fair
Jun 7, 2007
|
-
|
| Pinyon-Juniper/Mtn. Mahogany Woodland |
Fire importation
(Landscape Context)
|
Proportion of adjacent shrublands (potential veg) in wooded, closed condition (p-j invaded) that can carry crown fire.
10
|
-
|
Poor:
Majority of surrounding shrublands (within 100m) are in wooded, closed condition.
Fair:
>5% of surrounding shrublands (within 100m) are in wooded, closed condition.
Good:
<5% of surrounding shrublands (within 100m) are in wooded, closed condition.
Very Good:
-
|
Fair
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Mixed Sagebrush Shrubland & Grassland |
Biotic Integrity: Species Composition
(Condition)
|
Relative cover of herbaceous species (perennial forbs/perennial grasses)
|
-
|
Poor:
<10% herbaceous cover
Fair:
10-20% herbaceous cover
Good:
20-30% herbaceous cover
Very Good:
>30% herbaceous cover
|
Poor
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Mixed Sagebrush Shrubland & Grassland |
Biotic Integrity: Species Composition: Abundance of annual grass species, especially cheatgrass
(Condition)
|
Abundance of habitat-altering nonnative species, especially cheatgrass.
|
-
|
Poor:
Habitat altering nonnatives well established (e.g., ≥4 cheatgrass plant per square foot or >10% cover)
Fair:
1-3 cheatgrass plant per square foot or 5-10% cover
Good:
No habitat altering nonnatives well established (e.g., <1 cheatgrass plant per square foot or <5% cover)
Very Good:
Very limited coverage of nonnative species
|
Good
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Mixed Sagebrush Shrubland & Grassland |
Soil/site stability Soil surface protection: Bare ground
(Condition)
|
Bare ground
|
-
|
Poor:
Highly departed (>67% departure) from predicted values; bare ground predominant.
Fair:
Moderately departed (34-66% departure) from predicted values.
Good:
Slightly departed (0-33% departure) from predicted values (closer to 33%); bare ground within acceptable range.
Very Good:
Minimally departed (0-33% departure) from predicted values (closer to 0%).
|
Fair
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Mixed Sagebrush Shrubland & Grassland |
Disturbance regime
(Landscape Context)
|
FRCC (fire regime condition class)
11
|
-
|
Poor:
FRCC 3
Fair:
FRCC 2
Good:
FRCC 1 (closer to 33%)
Very Good:
FRCC 1 (closer to 0%)
|
Poor
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Mixed Sagebrush Shrubland & Grassland |
Minimum dynamic area for patch size
(Size)
|
Acreage of system in landscape (based on historic fire size)
12
|
-
|
Poor:
-
Fair:
-
Good:
[TBD]
Very Good:
-
|
Fair
Mar 1, 2007
|
-
|
| Subalpine Conifer |
Disturbance regime / age structure
(Landscape Context)
|
FRCC (fire regime condition class)
13
|
-
|
Poor:
FRCC 3
Fair:
FRCC 2
Good:
FRCC 1 (closer to 33%)
Very Good:
FRCC 1 (closer to 0%)
|
Good
Jun 7, 2007
|
-
|
| Subalpine Conifer |
Minimum dynamic area for patch size
(Size)
|
Presence of rare species populations
|
-
|
Poor:
-
Fair:
-
Good:
Most occurrences occupied
Very Good:
All occurrences occupied
|
-
|
-
|
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